Terrifying attack on barista in Kent caught on video

It was about 4:45 a.m. when the man walked up to the window at Hottie Shots Espresso at 21237 84th Ave.

As the 30-year-old Bonney Lake barista started tending to his order, she said the man climbed in the window, threatened her with a knife and forced her into a dark alley near the stand.

Another barista who works at the coffee stand said the attacker's boldness despite all the security cameras was unnerving.

"During his attempt to sexually assault her, he was spooked by the vehicle headlights of a customer that pulled into the barista stand drive-through", Kent Police Department announced.

Alex, a barista at the coffee shop who didn't give her last name, is still shaken up over what happened to her coworker.

Police said the barista was "shook up, but otherwise in good condition", after getting treated by medics for abrasions on her body.

The attacker was described as a man in his 30s, about 5-feet-5 with dark hair and light-colored facial hair.

"I know that the public can help us identify this guy".

Police also say the assailant was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black trousers and a black baseball hat with a brown bill.

Afterwards, local detective Melanie Robinson condemned the man, telling Komo: 'He's obviously a coward who preys on young women and females who are working in situations just like this, and he's a coward because there's nobody else around to protect them but themselves'.

Any witnesses or anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or the Kent Police tip line at 253-856-5808.